Rift of the NecroDancer
Brace Yourself Games
The NecroDancer's back in a brand new rhythm game spinoff! Help Cadence navigate the modern world while repairing the rifts that have torn her life apart. Do rhythmic battle via rift mode, minigames, and boss battles!
Power Up is thrilled to be collaborating once again with Brace Yourself's own Danny Baranowsky, as well as a host of guest composers.
Wayfinder
Airship Syndicate
Become a Wayfinder, and unlock their powers as you choose your path and playstyle while pushing back a hostile force that has overtaken your world. Control the Chaos as you directly shape and customize the endless adventures you go on with friends, because Wayfinders are stronger together.
Power Up Audio is collaborating with acclaimed composer Gareth Coker in getting sound, music, and voiceover in to the project.
TUNIC
ISOMETRICORP Games Ltd.
Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.
Alongside world-class composer duo LIFEFORMED (Terence Lee and Janice Kwan), Power Up brought beautiful sound to this award-winning adventure.
Phantom Brigade
Brace Yourself Games
Phantom Brigade is a hybrid turn-based and real-time tactical RPG, focusing on in-depth customization and player driven stories. As the last surviving squad of mech pilots, you must capture enemy equipment and facilities to level the playing field. Outnumbered and out-gunned, lead The Brigade through a desperate campaign to retake their war-torn homeland.
Power Up Audio handled all sound for this project - Design, Music (Riley Koenig), and Voice-over.
Ruined King: A League of Legends Story
Airship Syndicate
Ruined King: A League of Legends Story is a story-driven, turn based role-playing game (RPG) being developed by Airship Syndicate. Set after the events of Burning Tides, players will take control of LoL champions and explore the bustling city of Bilgewater and the mysterious Shadow Isles in a game for the first time. Featuring fan favorite champions, innovative turn-based combat, and beautiful art direction along with brand new surprises and plenty of poros, Ruined King: A League of Legends Story advances the stories of many champions in the LoL Universe and offers an exciting new way to experience the World of Runeterra.
Power Up Audio worked with publishing label Riot Forge in heading up sound for this project.
Darkest Dungeon 2
Red Hook Studios
Darkest Dungeon II is a roguelike road trip of the damned. Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across a decaying landscape in a last gasp attempt to avert the apocalypse. The greatest dangers you face, however, may come from within...
Power Up Audio, narrator Wayne June, and composer Stuart Chatwood return to provide the soundscape for this long-awaited sequel, now available in Early Access on the Epic Games Store.
Cadence of Hyrule
Brace Yourself Games
Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda is the latest rhythmic action-adventure developed by Brace Yourself Games, published by Nintendo, and hailed by Polygon as the best Zelda spinoff ever made. As Link – or even as Princess Zelda – you’ll explore the randomly generated overworld and dungeons on a quest to save Hyrule. Every beat of each remixed The Legend of Zelda tune is a chance to move, attack, defend, and more, so stay one step ahead of each enemy and boss...or face the music.
Power Up Audio provided SFX and voice-over support for this Canadian Game Awards Game of the Year winner, backing up an award-nominated soundtrack by Brace Yourself's own Danny Baranowsky.
Industries of Titan
Brace Yourself Games
Create a sprawling industrial city. Compete with the other Great Houses of Titan for resources, territory, and power. Do battle with ships, technology, influence, or the sheer productive power of your factories. Stake your claim to the Industries of Titan in this innovative sim/strategy game! Coming to Epic Games Store Early Access 2020, other platforms TBD.
Power Up Audio partnered up with Brace Yourself Games in providing sound design and voice-over for this project, alongside Brace Yourself composer Danny Baranowsky.
Subnautica: Below Zero
Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Below Zero is an underwater adventure game set on an alien ocean world, currently in development by Unknown Worlds. One year after the original Subnautica, Below Zero challenges you to survive a disaster at an alien research station on Planet 4546B. Craft tools, scavenge for supplies, and unravel the next chapter in the Subnautica story.
Power Up handled sound design for Below Zero, alongside veteran composer Ben Prunty.
Celeste
Maddy Makes Games
Celeste is a single-player platformer about climbing a mountain. Battle your inner demons and climb through more than 250 devious stages to reach the summit. It won't be easy.
Released on Steam, Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, Celeste received immediate massive acclaim, earning scores of 10/10 from IGN, Destructoid, and Nintendo Life. Since release, Celeste has received a Best Audio nomination and an Audience Choice win at IGF 2018, recognition at The Game Awards 2018 (nominations in Game of the Year, Best Score; wins in Best Independent Game, Games For Impact), as well as a win for Best Audio at the 2019 Game Developers Choice Awards.
Power Up Audio handled all sound design, as well as some music support alongside star composer Lena Raine.
Into the Breach
Subset Games
From the creators of "FTL: Faster Than Light" - The remnants of human civilization are threatened by gigantic creatures breeding beneath the earth. You must control powerful mechs from the future to hold off this alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
Power Up collaborated with "FTL: Faster than Light" composer Ben Prunty for this award-winning title from Subset Games. (BAFTA Game Awards 2019 - Best Original Property)
Darksiders Genesis
Airship Syndicate
In this Action RPG spin-off, the fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse Strife is called upon to save humankind from certain destruction at the hands of Lucifer. True to its roots, Darksiders Genesis features intense combat, exploration, puzzle-solving, epic boss battles and serpent holes from heaven to hell. The game marks the first, full-scale Darksiders adventure played from the top-down perspective.
Power Up Audio worked with award-winning composer Gareth Coker in sculpting the game's soundscape.
Super Meat Boy Forever
Team Meat
"Super Meat Boy Forever" is a brand new sequel to Super Meat Boy available on Nintendo Switch, PS4, XBox One, and the Epic Games Store. This full length platformer was designed from the ground up around simple yet intuitive controls using only two buttons.
Power Up provided the sound effects for SMBF, collaborating with veteran music duo Ridiculon, and with additional music support from Adam Gubman.
Descenders
RageSquid
Descenders is extreme downhill mountain biking for the modern era, with procedurally generated worlds, and where mistakes have real consequences.
Power Up Audio designed the sounds of Descenders against a licensed soundtrack courtesy of Liquicity Records.
OK K.O.! Let's Play Heroes
Capybara Games
Based on Cartoon Network's hit show, this game stars pint-sized K.O. as he fights Lord Boxman's evil bots to save Lakewood Plaza Turbo. In this story-driven adventure meets cartoon-brawler, you'll complete quests, unlock moves and collect cards of your Plaza pals as you fight to become a true hero.
Power Up Audio provided SFX and voice-over support, alongside poet, rapper, singer, painter, producer, sounddesigner, and catowner doseone on the the game's soundtrack.
Darkest Dungeon
Red Hook Studios
Darkest Dungeon is a gothic roguelike RPG dungeon-crawler about the psychological stresses of adventuring - a perilous side-scrolling descent, dealing with a prodigious number of threats to your heroes’ bodily health, and worse, a relentless assault on their mental fortitude. Darkest Dungeon’s Kickstarter launched to a rabid fanbase in February 2014, meeting their goal in the first 24 hours and carrying on to achieve over 400% funding in total.
Power Up Audio was privileged to have collaborated with Prince of Persia composer Stuart Chatwood in providing a complete soundscape for the game.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
Brace Yourself Games
Crypt of the NecroDancer is a rhythm-based roguelike dungeon-crawler in which the player and enemies all move on the beat! NecroDancer has gained wide acclaim for its unique approach to a tried and tested genre - recognitions include GDCAs 2016 (Winner, Best Audio), multiple IGF 2014 nominations (including Best Audio), Destructoid’s "Editor’s Choice" at PAX Prime 2013, and selections at gaming festivals such as IndieCade, Fantastic Arcade, and Tokyo Game Show.
Power Up worked alongside renowned composer Danny Baranowsky in providing the game’s SFX and voice-over.
Battle Chasers: Nightwar
Airship Syndicate
Battle Chasers: Nightwar is an RPG inspired by the console greats of old, featuring deep dungeon diving, classic JRPG turn-based combat, and tons of secrets, story and randomly-generated replay goodness. The game was created by ex-Vigil Games veterans, including two of Vigil's co-founders, Joe Madureira and Ryan Stefanelli.
Power Up Audio teamed up with composers Jesper Kyd and Clark Powell to bring the soundscape of Battle Chasers to life.
Griftlands
Klei Entertainment
Griftlands is an RPG where everything is negotiable: money, loyalty - even morality. Choose your character and make your fortune.
Power Up Audio assisted the Klei team in building out Griftlands' soundscape, together with veteran composer Jim Guthrie.
TowerFall Ascension
Maddy Makes Games
TowerFall Ascension is an archery combat platformer for up to 4 players. First released as a launch title for the OUYA console (and promptly gaining the title of “OUYA’s killer app”), TowerFall earned a place in the PAX10 at PAX Prime 2013, as well as an IGF 2014 nomination for Best Design. TowerFall Ascension is currently available on PS4 and Steam.
Power Up Audio collaborated with Alec Holowka, in designing a complete treatment of sound effects, including 10 unique and retro-inspired archer voices.
Shadowhand
Grey Alien Games
Shadowhand is a unique RPG card game, challenging players to sneak, slice and blast through foes in turn-based, solitaire-style battles. Leading the dual lives of Lady Cornelia Darkmoor and notorious highwaywoman Shadowhand, players will fight corruption and uncover villainous schemes with the highest of stakes - your money or your life.
Grey Alien Games worked closely with Power Up Audio in crafting an original suite of sound effects for Shadowhand.
Overpass
Studio Bean
Overpass is a road trip rhythm game where you journey to uncover the history of the future. Using a brand-new perspective, move to the music as the world moves past you.
Power Up provided the sound effects for Overpass, backing up a killer progressive electronic soundtrack from synthwave powerhouse Makeup and Vanity Set (aka MAVS).
Mushroom 11
Untame Games
Mushroom 11 is a game about growth by way of destruction. An award winning puzzle platformer with a unique control mechanic, Mushroom 11 has appeared as an Official Selection at IndieCade, a finalist at the IGF 2014 (for Excellence in Design), in the PAX 10, and even at the Best of Tokyo Game Show Awards 2015.
Power Up is thrilled to have designed the game's sound effects against a musical score provided by the Future Sound of London.
Subterfuge
Ron Carmel and Noel Llopis
From the creators of World of Goo, Casey's Contraptions, and Flower Garden, Subterfuge plays out in real-time over the course of a week or more. Players check in a few times each day to assess their situation, issue or modify orders, and engage their fellow players in diplomacy and subterfuge.
Subterfuge boasts a world class suite of steampunk interface effects designed by Power Up Audio.
Timespinner
Lunar Ray Games
Timespinner is a 2D Metroidvania Platformer about a young woman who travels through time to destroy the empire that killed her family - at its heart, a child of the great pixelated classics of the SNES and PS1 age.
Power Up Audio worked alongside composer Jeff Ball in designing the sounds of Timespinner.
Tooth and Tail
Pocketwatch Games
Tooth and Tail is an Arcade-Style Real-Time Strategy game set in a world of animal revolution. From the creators of the IGF-winning game Monaco, Tooth and Tail distills the Real Time Strategy genre down to a few buttons and eight-minute matches.
Power Up Audio worked closely with Grammy Award nominated composer Austin Wintory to bring this game to life.